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The First Supersonic Skydiver

June 25, 2015

Written byCuriosity Staff

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Baumgartner jumped from 39 km (24 mi) above New Mexico, and his descent lasted almost 10 minutes. His pressurized suit prevented him from feeling the supersonic boom. At the time, his was the highest freefall ever recorded. But in 2014, Alan Eustace broke the record again by completing a stratosphere jump from 41 km (25.7 mi) up.